Security News

The Effects of Iran's Telegram Ban
2018-06-22 17:58

The Center for Human Rights in Iran has released a report outlining the effect's of that country's ban on Telegram, a secure messaging app used by about half of the country. The ban will disrupt...

HeroRat Controls Infected Android Devices via Telegram
2018-06-19 12:14

A newly detailed Android remote access Trojan (RAT) is leveraging Telegram’s bot functionality to control infected devices, ESET reveals. read more

Russian Censorship of Telegram
2018-06-13 11:55

Internet censors have a new strategy in their bid to block applications and websites: pressuring the large cloud providers that host them. These providers have concerns that are much broader than...

Dark web souks are so last year: Cybercrooks are switching to Telegram
2018-06-07 11:33

From AlphaBay to 'Message me, hey!' Underground cybercrime marketplaces are in decline because cybercrooks have begun switching to chat channels to trade illegal goods, according to a new report.…

Apple lifts two-month ban on Telegram updates in iOS store
2018-06-04 11:01

Apple was blocking updates globally since Russian authorities ordered the company to remove the encrypted messaging app from the App Store.

Russia asks Apple to remove Telegram Messenger from the App Store
2018-05-30 08:48

Russia's communications regulator Roskomnadzor has threatened Apple to face the consequences if the company does not remove secure messaging app Telegram from its App Store. Back in April, the...

Russia Asks Apple to Help Block Telegram
2018-05-28 18:53

Russia's communications watchdog said Monday it had requested Apple help it block the popular messaging app Telegram which has been banned in the country for refusing to give the security services...

TeleGrab Malware Steals Telegram Desktop Messaging Sessions, Steam Credentials
2018-05-18 14:20

A recently discovered malware steals cache data and messaging sessions from the desktop version of encrypted messaging service Telegram.

Telegrab: Russian malware hijacks Telegram sessions
2018-05-17 17:52

Researchers have discovered and analyzed an unusual piece of malware that, among other things, seeks to collect cache and key files from end-to-end encrypted instant messaging service Telegram....

Russian malware harvesting Telegram Desktop creds, chats
2018-05-17 04:58

Python pogrommer may have outed himself on YouTube Already under attack by Russia's telecommunications regulator, a new source of woe has emerged for crypto-chat app Telegram: malware.…